Health Condition 1: N943- Premenstrual tension syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homoeopathic medicines in individualized dosage and concomitant care.: Intervention is planned as administering indicated homoeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies (
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. Patients will be advised to refrain from handling the globules or from eating, drinking, smoking or brushing teeth within
Sponsors
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed PMS (ICD 10-N94.3.) as per American College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (ACOG) criteria: If the patient reports at least one of the affective and somatic symptoms present during the five days before menses in each of the three previous menstrual cycles. 2.Age 18-40 years. 3.Patients not taking any allopathic treatment or using topical agents for PMS from past 2 weeks will be included in the study. 4.Patients under hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) to be included after a washout period of 3 months. 5.Patients who can read and/or understand either Hindi or English or Bengali.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Not providing with written informed consent of participation. Unwilling to take part and not giving consent to join the study. 2.Premenstrual dysphoric syndrome (PMDD) state. 3.Irregular cycle, symptoms exist less than 2 cycles. 4.Gynaecological problems, including PCOD, PID, endometriosis, fibroid genital tuberculosis and history of any malignancy etc. on USG. 5.Diagnosed cases of unstable psychiatric illness or other systemic disease like hypertension, heart diseases, diabetes, renal disesase and thyroid disorder affecting quality of life. 6.Planning pregnancy in next 3-4 months. 7.Patients under other medications for any chronic disease. 8.Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trials 9.Tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence (TAPS tool). 10.Self-reported immune-compromised state, AIDS, hepatitis etc. 11.Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pre-menstrual syndrome scale (PMSS)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Premenstrual Tension Syndrome Observer Rating Scale (PMTS-OR)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 month;Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile version-2 (MYMOP-2)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArpita Basu
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed